BM 025454 (P205737)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025454

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (First quality bread from Abbashaga to Ur-Igalim; seal: Ur-dIg-alim ds d. Lugal-ki-gal-la.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) ninda sig5
2. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim
reverse
1. mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ig-alim
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ki-gal-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (First quality bread from Abbashaga to Ur-Igalim; seal: Ur-dIg-alim ds d. Lugal-ki-gal-la.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P205737

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 025454
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-10-31 at 13:36:15 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025454 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205737.
BM 025454 artifact entry (No. P205737). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205737 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025454 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205737 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025454 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205737},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205737
LB  - CDLI:P205737
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BM 025454 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205737
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 025454 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P205737.
BM 025454 artifact entry (No. P205737). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P205737 (Original work published 2002)
BM 025454 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P205737 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 025454 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P205737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P205737},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P205737
LB  - CDLI:P205737
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BM 025454 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P205737
ER  - 
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